
After running tests on more than 70 patients, the Maharashtra State health department has finally come to conclusion that Pune’s outbreak of the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is waterborne. Of the total number of cases (166) five have succumbed, 52 have been discharged, 21 are on ventilator and 61 are in ICU. This is India’s worst-ever GBS outbreak. The State health department has appealed to people in Pune to not panic but to be careful while consuming food and water. The World Health Organization (WHO) has sent a team of doctors to guide Pune’s medical staff, providing technical and on-ground field support.